What is Cyclic?
Cyclic is a cloud-native serverless platform designed for developers to build and run modern applications without managing complex infrastructure. It enables rapid deployment through git push, allowing applications to go live in under 10 seconds. The platform supports multiple languages and frameworks, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and Go, and provides integrated services like DynamoDB databases and S3 storage.
Behind the scenes, Cyclic leverages AWS-backed infrastructure, offering features such as automatic scaling, smart caching across 300+ locations, and no inactivity delays even on the free tier. It focuses on cost efficiency with consumption-based pricing, where users only pay for what they use, making it suitable for projects ranging from prototypes to enterprise applications.
Features
- Git Push Deployment: Deploy applications in under 10 seconds with simple git push commands
- AWS-Backed Infrastructure: Leverages AWS services like Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3 for reliable and scalable performance
- No Inactivity Delay: Applications remain available immediately without sleep periods, even on the free tier
- Consumption-Based Pricing: Pay only for what you use with flexible pricing that scales with usage
- Integrated Database and Storage: Includes 1 GB DynamoDB database and 1 GB S3 storage per app on the free tier
- Smart Caching: Delivers content from 300+ global locations for improved performance
- Automatic Scaling: Scales up to 100 concurrent requests per second with 1GB compute per request
- Precision Cron Jobs: Schedule tasks with minute-level precision for automated workflows
Use Cases
- Deploying web applications and APIs quickly for prototyping or production
- Building backends for frontend applications with integrated database and storage
- Creating ChatOps bots for administrative tasks and automation
- Developing scalable serverless applications without managing infrastructure
- Hosting private repositories with custom domains and SSL certificates
- Running scheduled jobs and cron tasks for automated processes
- Scaling applications globally with smart caching and multiple edge locations
FAQs
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What happens to existing users after Cyclic shuts down?
New signups are disabled, with the free tier ending after May 10th 2024 and the paid tier after May 31st 2024. Existing users should check the blog post for details on migration or discontinuation. -
How does Cyclic compare to Heroku?
Cyclic offers faster deployment times, no inactivity delays, consumption-based pricing, and AWS-backed infrastructure, making it a modern alternative with better scalability and cost efficiency. -
What languages and frameworks does Cyclic support?
Cyclic supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python (in beta), and Go (in beta), along with many popular frameworks for rapid application development. -
Can I deploy private repositories on Cyclic?
Yes, Cyclic allows deployment of personal, private, and organization repositories, with this feature available in paid plans and limited to personal repositories on the free tier. -
How does Cyclic handle application scaling?
Cyclic uses automatic scaling with up to 100 concurrent requests per second per app and 1GB serverless compute per request, ensuring applications can handle spikes in traffic without manual intervention.
